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In this article the author offers her opinion about commissioning and energy conservation in construction projects. She believes that energy model should be reviewed by commissioning professionals as a part of the commissioning design reviews. The author suggests that minimum energy performance prerequisite should be a construction submission instead of a design submission. The verification of commissioning professional's responsibilities is also proposed.

The author discusses the design documents being issued for construction before the completion of its design. She notes that designers are responsible for preparing complete and intensive construction documents. Moreover, she suggests that commissioning can play an important role on behalf of the owner in order to monitor the construction of the project until it is completed.